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Lake Malawi

Also Known As Lake Nyasa · Lago Niassa
Lakes

Lake Malawi is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, lying between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. Known also as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, it ranks fourth in the world by volume and holds more fish species, including at least 700 endemic cichlids, than any other lake. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Area (sq km)
29,600 1
Maximum Depth (m)
706 1
Elevation (m)
468 1
Length (km)
580 1
Latitude
12 degrees south 1
Longitude
34.5 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Southern Africa, Regions
Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
The Great Rift Valley, Landforms
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Borders

Malawi, Countries
Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Mozambique, Countries
Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Tanzania, Countries
Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)

Shaped By

Continental Rifting, Physical Processes
Source Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Lake Malawi (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    and Lago Niassa in Mozambique
  • Infobox, Surface area
    29,600 km2 (11,400 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Max. depth
    706 m (2,316 ft)
  • Infobox, Surface elevation
    468 metres (1,535 ft) above sea level
  • Infobox, Coordinates field
    12.000S 34.500E
  • Lead section, lake dimensions
    Lake Malawi is between 560 kilometres (350 mi) and 580 kilometres (360 mi) long, and about 75 kilometres (47 mi) wide at its widest point.
  • Shaped By: Continental Rifting, Lead paragraph
    Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, (Swahili: Ziwa Nyasa) is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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Wikidata: Lake Malawi
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